Saturday, February 25, 2012

SAINT EXUPERANTIUS OF CINGOLI


St. Exuperantius of Cingoli


Feast day: January 24
Died: 5th century


Bishop of Cingoli, Italy, possibly a native African.



Exuperantius of Cingoli (Italian: Es[s]uperanzio) ) is a Roman Catholic saint who died in the 5th century.

He was is recorded as bishop of Cingoli, in the Marche region of Italy in 496/7[1], and could have been from Africa. Nothing else is known about him. His feast day is January 24th.In art, Saint Exuperantius is portrayed as a bishop with a banner and book (Roeder).

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